District Clerk Election Called By Gov O Danield
Governor W Lee O Danield called a special election for April 6 to fill the district clerk vacancy caused by R B Caraway's resignation. Candidates include W R Henderson John Bass J H Kimbrough Edgar Rhea Cannon George Waldo Lowe S W Ernest M E Talley Mrs R B Caraway Floyd Everheart says he will not run. The post pays 4750 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Caraway
W. Lee O’daniel
Sherman
Austin
Olan R.van Zandt
Grayson County
Caraway
van Zandt
W. R. Henderson
John Bass
Whitesboro
J. H. Kimbrough
Edgar Rhea
Denison
Cannon George
Howe
Waldo Lowe
S. W. Ernest
M. E. Talley
Floyd Everheart
Whitewright
the Sun
Roy G Baker Seeks Abolition Of Liquor Board
Sherman representative Roy G Baker denounced the State Liquor Control Board as worthless and urged a vote to abolish it. He pressed for a committee report by next Tuesday, calling the board a costly farce that wastes about $1,000,000 annually amid concerns over public spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Roy G. Baker
Sherman
State Liquor Control Board
Liquor Traffic Committee
O’daniel
Liquor Control Board
Texas
Ash Wednesday opens Lent across Christian denominations
Ash Wednesday marks the opening of Lent as Catholics, Episcopalians and Lutherans begin a period of self denial and reflection. The season proceeds toward Good Friday on April 7 and culminates with Easter Sunday celebrating Christ’s resurrection.
Women Oppose Mixed Juries In Maryland Debate
In Annapolis Maryland feminine opponents warn a bill to allow women on juries would ruin homes. Mrs Andrew Schmidt says husbands will be jealous of wives serving with strange men. Mrs Wal Dow claims the bill lets women escape domestic monotony and risks male contamination in court.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Andrew Schmidt
Aerial Portraits For Texas Farms Offered By AAA
COLLEGE STATION Texas Farmers may obtain enlarged aerial maps of their farms showing fences and field boundaries. The AAA program covers about seven tenths of Texas and 370000 farms in 176 counties this year to check farm program compliance. Orders go through county offices and then to the state AAA at College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
AAA
Texas
George Slaughter
Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee
Slaughter
C. H. Moseley
Asphalt Work on Grayson Collin Roads This Year
Texas highway department announces a summer asphalt program to seal coat and pave 21 miles on 103 projects totaling 1,773,205 dollars. The plan funds 768 miles from state money and includes Grayson County highway 14 from Gunter to Dorchester, and Collin County highway 75 south of McKinney plus seven gravel gaps on highway 78 between Farmersville and the Fannin County line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Highway Department
Grayson County
Gunter
Dorchester
Collin County
McKinney
Seal Coat
Farmersville
Fannin County
Blue Ridge
AAA Disbursements in Seven Months Total 295 Million
Washington reports Agriculture Adjustment Administration spent 295,725,294 in disbursements for the seven months ending February 1. Breakouts include 118,524,646 in 1937 cotton price adjustments, 28,427,189 to sugar cane and beet growers, 35,398,109 in 1937 soil conservation, and 98,862,751 in 1938 soil payments. Texas led with 41,007,259. Iowa 19,248,648.
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Washington
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Texas
Iowa
Texas Jobless Act Faces Court Test
W. T. Cox president of Cox Steel and Wire Company filed suit challenging the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. Judge John A. Rawlins granted a temporary order blocking enforcement by the unemployment commission, Dallas branch employees, Attorney General Mann, and Sheriff Smoot Schmid until a March 3 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
W. T. Cox
Cox Steel and Wire Company
John A. Rawlins
The
Unemployment Commission
Mann
Smoot Schmid
Boy killed in clothes wringer accident in basement
Grand Rapids Michigan report says three year old John Thomas Howe was crushed to death when he touched a running clothes wringer in the basement laundry. His mother Mrs Leonard Howe was upstairs when the incident occurred and found the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
John Thomas Howe
Leonard Howe
City finances show bonds and new equipment costs
City reports disbursements for bonds and warrants including 1900 waterworks bonds and 1916 sewer warrants, 1935 schoolhouse bonds, and 1938 waterworks warrants. New equipment and WPA street work totaling 10,500 and 11,665 dollars funded by general funds, with a six month saving of 948.90 from the new water pump, plus planned bituminous street surfacing and rock paving without new debt. The total city debt stands at 70,500 with 7,547.92 in sinking funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cates
Seeaeeeree
Sean
FESR
Eeseeseesesen
Income Tax Warnings On Exemptions And Credits
W A Thomas, collector of internal revenue, urged taxpayers to file before March 15 and not overpay. He outlined personal exemptions of 1000 for single or nonresident married individuals, 2500 for married couples living together or heads of families, and a 400 credit for each dependent. A dependent is a person under 18 or unable to self support due to mental or physical disability. relationship or residence do not affect the 400 credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
W. A. Thomas
Internal Revenue
John Q. Taxpayer
Thomas
Texas
Farmers May Reapply for FSA Loans After Access Expanded
Farmers who missed Farm Security Administration loans earlier can reapply at local FSA offices as more staff arrive. Regional director C. M. Evans notes loans will cover a range from small Eastern operations to large Western operators needing several thousand dollars to lease grass land or stock. Loans require a sound home and farm plan, homegrown food, and a repayment period of one to five years, with aid limited to those who lack other financing and have land to provide a reasonable living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
FSA
National Headquarters
C. M. Evans
Evans
Weather and crop impact in Whitewright as cold snap ends week
Whitewright records 1.43 inches of weekly rainfall totaling 2.31 inches for February and 4.62 inches for 1939, with temperatures down to 16 degrees. The coldest spell in three years damaged spring oats and Frost damaged onion crops in nearby Farmersville and Garland. local onion growing has largely retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
C. C. Cates
Sherman
Paris
Farmersville
Garland
Future Farmers Banquet Set for March Twenty Fourth
The Whitewright Future Farmers of America set March 24 as the date for the annual father and son banquet at a called meeting Tuesday evening. About 140 people including members, fathers, and special guests are expected to attend. Committees were appointed by chapter president Charles Harrison to handle preparations. The group also planned to enter a basketball team in the district tournament at Sherman on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Charles Harrison
Sherman
Jesse James at Palace in Technicolor Feature
Palace presents Jesse James tonight and Friday with Tyrone Power Henry Fonda Nancy Kelly Randolph Scott and other stars in a top Technicolor production. Saturday shows Arizona Legion with George O’Brien and previews plan for Spring Madness with Maureen O’Sullivan Lew Ayres and Road Demon with Henry Arthur Joan Valerie on subsequent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Jesse James
Tyrone Power
Henry Fonda
Nancy Kelly
Randolph Scott
Arizona Legion
George O’brien
Maureen O’sullivan
Lew Ayres
Four-County Dairy Day Planned April 25 at Sherman
Preliminary plans were completed for a dairy day program to be held at the fairgrounds in Sherman on April 25. The event will serve Grayson, Fannin, Collin and Cooke Counties with competitive classes for all varieties of dairy animals and products. Judging contests will be open to all men, women, boys and girls. The general arrangements committee includes Frank Thompson, Charles W. Estes, Joe Moore, Cal T. Freeman, J. T. Ashburn, W. S. Kuykendall, and county agents C. H. Clark and V. O. Teddlie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Fairgrounds
Grayson
Fannin
Collin
Cooke
Frank Thompson
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Charles W. Estes
Whitesboro
Joe Moore
Melissa
Cal T. Freeman
Southmayor
J. T. Ashburn
W. S. Kuykendall
Bonham
C. H. Clark
Gainesville
V. O. Teddlie
WPA Workers Must File Affidavits of Citizenship Soon
San Antonio reports that all WPA NYA and project workers and supervisory staff must file affidavits of citizenship to continue employment after March 5 under the 1938 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. About 147,000 Texas workers affected. notary services to be provided free where possible. time lost to obtain affidavits to be made up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Works Progress
H. P. Drought
Texas
Congress
WPA
NYA
Drought
Weather Bureau Forecast Accuracy 85 to 95 Percent
Washington reports that the weather bureau correctly predicts 24 to 36 hours ahead 85 to 90 percent of the time. F W Reichlerderfer, chief of the bureau, told an aviation forum that rapid changes can make shorter forecasts risky, while stagnant conditions help long-range predictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
National Aviation Forum
F. W. Reichelderfer
WIFE EXPLAINS LONG LIFE OF RAZOR IN VAN ALSTYNE
J M Neathery, a retired druggist, has used the same razor for 60 years. His wife offers a simple reason not tied to household tasks, noting she has never used it to rip seams or sharpen pencils.
Red River Bridge Fete Planned for March Fifteenth
Bonham, March 15 is set as the tentative date for the celebration of the opening of the $360,000 Red River bridge about 14 miles north of Bonham. W. E. Newton, Chamber of Commerce president, says a letter has been sent to Oklahoma officials to confirm the date since the celebration will be joint by both states. The bridge, already opened to traffic, spans nearly half a mile and has received several coatings of aluminum paint.
Planned Emergency Operating Room at Treasure Island Fair
An emergency operating room will be part of the fully equipped hospital on Treasure Island in San Jerenaiens Bay for the 288 days of the World's Fair of the West.
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Treasure Island
San Jerenaiens Bay
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Liquor Board
FARCE
Grayson, Collin
City Finances
Future Farmers
Weather Man
Red River Bridge
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